Match summary
Everton saw off Sheffield United 1-0. Everton led 1-0 at half-time.
Abdoulaye Doucouré put Everton ahead with a header in the 31st minute, set up by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
The chances backed that up: Everton created 1.82 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sheffield United's 0.47 from 13.
Before kick-off
Everton win
67%
Avg odds 1.43
Draw
19%
Avg odds 5.05
Sheffield United win
14%
Avg odds 7.08
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.